The Natural Laws of the Universe
Understanding Fundamental Constants
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2008
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2008 ed.
Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
978-0-387-73454-5 (ISBN)
Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
978-0-387-73454-5 (ISBN)
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This book surveys the entire field of physics, from its historic roots, through the laboratory, to the depths of space. It highlights the role and importance of the constants of nature.
This book examines constants, the role they play in the laws of physics, and whether indeed constants can be verified. From the laboratory to the depths of space, it explores the paths of gravitation, general relativity and new theories such as that of superstrings. Coverage investigates the solidity of the foundations of physics and discusses the implications of the discovery of the non-constancy of a constant. The book even goes beyond the subject of constants to explain and discuss many ideas in physics, encountering along the way, for example, such exciting details as the discovery of a natural nuclear reactor at Oklo in Gabon.
This book examines constants, the role they play in the laws of physics, and whether indeed constants can be verified. From the laboratory to the depths of space, it explores the paths of gravitation, general relativity and new theories such as that of superstrings. Coverage investigates the solidity of the foundations of physics and discusses the implications of the discovery of the non-constancy of a constant. The book even goes beyond the subject of constants to explain and discuss many ideas in physics, encountering along the way, for example, such exciting details as the discovery of a natural nuclear reactor at Oklo in Gabon.
Foundations: universality in physics.- Fundamental constants: pillars of the edifice.- Planning the edifice: structure of theories.- Proportions: dimensionless parameters.- Atoms under close examination.- A constant in the clouds.- What if they did vary? Gravity waits in the wings.- Strings attached: towards multiple universes.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 11.8.2008 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Popular Astronomy | Springer Praxis Books |
| Zusatzinfo | 10 Illustrations, black and white; XII, 136 p. 10 illus. |
| Verlagsort | New York, NY |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 244 x 172 mm |
| Themenwelt | Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Astronomie / Astrophysik |
| ISBN-10 | 0-387-73454-6 / 0387734546 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-387-73454-5 / 9780387734545 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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